Charles, Didn't know any of our boats had false bottoms!? What's the purpose of them? Anyone with a 34 CHB have this kind of problem? Thanks! Van 34 CHB /...
Jim, The keel is hollow. The deckng in the engine room immediately under the floor boards is , usually , 1/2 inch or so plywood covered with glass. Otherwise...
Charles, My 34 single 120hp Lehman has cement in the aft keel, therefore I hope I never will have to replace the shaft log pipe! Wonder if any of our members ...
The prior owner of our boat cut a hole in the bilge over the keel, right below the engine. He put an automatic bilge pump in it and I have to admit, it works...
Jim, That does happen on boats, of any brand , fr time to time. Co incidence there is one in the yd where we are docked rt now with the problem. It aint an...
Greetings CHB-Folks, I'm new to the group. I live on a Roughwater 41 (powerboat/trawler style) in Morro Bay, CA, but am thinking of purchasing a CHB 34 (or...
Larry, I have had mine a CHB p/h 45 for 21 yrs. See my web site for a lot of info. Rough Water was blt by CHB. you will find a list of CHB blt boats on my...
Larry, I own a CHB 34' double cabin and I live in Arroyo Grande. Mine is Perkins powered. I would be happy to get together with you. My boat is berthed in...
Charles, If I understood you correctly, there's a boat in the yard where you were docked that was having the keel concrete removed so they could replace the...
Larry Gorman, I see you are a professor of Finance at Cal Poly. I'm a retired graphic design prof from California State University / Long Beach. I think the...
Jim, I understnd that they plan to leave yhr cement in place and put another tube inside. I will ck with the owner of the yd and give a report. the boat is a...
Larry, Jim gave you good advice. Abt the teak. We have been using Cetol but THE WIFE, who was always after me to do the teak , has now decided to take all...
Larry, Ford Lehmans are an amazing engine. Very simple, fuel efficient and will last forever, if taken care of (20-30,000 hours). I have a 42 Present sundeck...
Charles, Thanks for the explanation. Sounds like they might remove the cutlass bearing and drill out the concrete from the stern a bit larger in diameter than...
Larry, Don't know if you received my previous answer to your request for info or not? These CHB.s might be close enough for you to look at. Van 1978 CHB TriCab...
Jim/Everyone, Thank you to everyone who has been so helpful in my quest to learn more about CHBs. At the moment I'm in Thailand (till mid September) so I wont...
Hey Larry, We have two friend in this area that have Roughwater 41's - they are good looking boats - and indeed a similar layout. I like the CHB better for the...
I think Andy hit on the explanation of the uneven flow, at least it was in my case. Ever sense I bought our boat new in 1984 we had this problem. It turns out,...
Richard Olivers, Thanks for your helpful comments! I will be testing today a little fuel transfer rig I put together. It's a 25 GPH 12V in line fuel pump with...
On my CHB 45 with all tanks full I had a starboard list. Most of the heavy hardware is on the rt. Also the bow rode high. 1,500 lbs of lead and sand bags...
Charles, Wow! That's almost as much ballast as the Spaniards put in their galleons! Of course, they used rocks. My uneven fuel draw is faIrly recent, so it's...
You might want to check your shower floor. The caulking was not kept up on from the previous owner and I found rotting wood on the shower floor. Once it was...
Does anyone know who can create a new wooden name plate. I changed the name on the boat and the vinyl sticker that I have just does not fit the image of the...
Regarding the smells: One trick that automotive technicians use to track down errant sounds is to put on a hearing device (that looks similar to a doctors...
Jim, If you have an existing wood name plate you could do what I did, turn it over and put the new name on the back.!!!!! CCC M/V CC RIDER SUPPORT OUR TROOPS ...
Hi Fellas I am experiencing a 300 to 500 rpm drop every 5 to 10 mins. I have a 135 lehman and it runs great. I run about 1600 rpm but every so often it drops...
http://www.americanwoodsign.com/ is one of many internet options for wooden name boards. Kathy Hill - MV Dorothy June - 1979 CHB Roughwater 58 - Norfolk, VA ...
